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you have to go back to reagan, george bush. employment rate at 5%. five unchanged. people would be shocked to think that now. let's talk about this a little bit. people think of this as normal. that's about what the economy should do. your response. >> people who have jobs think of as normal, but the once you don't don't think of as normal, and the people who are going to look at their payhecks to the people look at their paychecks today will say, wait a minute. i thought we were going to get tax increase. unemployment is staying up. what's so great? >> it's unacceptable for the american people to accept anything out of washington and all. it's unacceptable. gerri: i love that and agree. i want to thank both of you for coming out tonight. thank you so much. interesting analysis. christoph. while the national jobs report was simply not pectacular , unacceptable, some cities actually seeing a big boost in jobs. for them 2012 is really pretty good. those cities make up tonight's top five. gainesville, gergia. they added 4500 jobs last year thanks to increasing manufact
you have to go back to reagan, george bush. employment rate at 5%. five unchanged. people would be shocked to think that now. let's talk about this a little bit. people think of this as normal. that's about what the economy should do. your response. >> people who have jobs think of as normal, but the once you don't don't think of as normal, and the people who are going to look at their payhecks to the people look at their paychecks today will say, wait a minute. i thought we were going to...
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bush, director for defense strategy and requirements. did you find the same state department that the 1941 era at? >> guest: i went to work in the pentagon is my first real job. one of the things i was really struck by, i did not grow up in a military family and did not know the culture. i was distraught that the american military has brew teachers because they live in an environment where you cannot be good at your job unless you can make everyone else but their job i was the person that everyone had to make another job. and when i went to the state department 20 years later i was struck that the people who are successful in the state department are people who can get thrown into the deep end of the pool and not drown, but no one ever teaches them to swim. the best of them don't even values swimming lessons because, after all, they didn't drown. and so it's a culture that makes very little of the enormous human has and risks of a bit of attention and basic management you could realign the incentive structure and make it as well func
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. >>> president george bush hasn't always been a fashion do. but at least he's entertaining. >> take his socks, for example. like these pink ones he wore at the dedication of his son's presidential library in april. and then, there's this patriotic pair he sported during an appearance with the houston texan cheerleaders. >> he's outdone himself this time. he showed up wearing socks with pictures of himself. >> what? >> they're a gift from a fan in canada. >> okay. >> kind of getting a rep for these socks here. >>> told you in "the pulse," it marks our 30th anniversary of a movie called "a christmas story." >> and there's a new parody getting a lot of attention done by a group called improv everywhere. it plays off of the famous triple dog dare scene, with a kid's tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole. >> the kid was wearing a prosthetic tongue. he's not actually licking the pole. >> i love the faces are of people who know what's happening. >> and purely entertained, regardless. >> and everyone, some of the other people are like, wait a second.
. >>> president george bush hasn't always been a fashion do. but at least he's entertaining. >> take his socks, for example. like these pink ones he wore at the dedication of his son's presidential library in april. and then, there's this patriotic pair he sported during an appearance with the houston texan cheerleaders. >> he's outdone himself this time. he showed up wearing socks with pictures of himself. >> what? >> they're a gift from a fan in canada....
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george h.w. bush." that means the aircraft essentially tapping its wheels on the deck, not stopping, just lifting up again into flight. when that happened, that same guy, the same deputy program manager went back to reporters and told them, "this landing rubber hitting the deck, it is extremely fulfilling for this team." but they were still only partly there, right? they still haven't done the thing they are trying to do. that the whole program is about which is how this full-sized fighter jet drone take off and land on the deck of this aircraft carrier. finally, yesterday, finally, 70 miles off the coast of virginia after all of this work and all of these years, they did it. the "u.s.s. george h.w. bush" landed on the deck. everything is in one piece. total success. where was that deputy program manager on that biggest of days who's been explaining all this stuff to the press all along, every step of the way? well, he was there, sort of. see, his team has been dealing with furloughs recently, ordered b
george h.w. bush." that means the aircraft essentially tapping its wheels on the deck, not stopping, just lifting up again into flight. when that happened, that same guy, the same deputy program manager went back to reporters and told them, "this landing rubber hitting the deck, it is extremely fulfilling for this team." but they were still only partly there, right? they still haven't done the thing they are trying to do. that the whole program is about which is how this...
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. >> i've been very puzzled why george bush, he went to bed at 9:30 but you could do a lot of before 9:30 if you needed to. you don't have to have long endless dinners but you do have to have people in and out of house. george h.w. bush took a polaroid camera and have congressmen sit on the lincoln bedroom and take a picture of it knowing no congressman was going to throw away a picture taken by the president of the united states. does it lead immediately to post partisan hall hall awe, absolutely not. the politics is about giving as well as taking. what is practicable must control what is pure theory and the president charlie your question's exactly right, i do think this president continues to think and overly theoretical ways about how he speeds his time. >> rose: i want to come to the legacy of the question of of course and equality and declining standard of living. jon meacham in we make the case ronald ronald reagan was a great president what makes him a great president. >> i think what made ronald reagan a great president is his life experience as a union negotiator was put to
. >> i've been very puzzled why george bush, he went to bed at 9:30 but you could do a lot of before 9:30 if you needed to. you don't have to have long endless dinners but you do have to have people in and out of house. george h.w. bush took a polaroid camera and have congressmen sit on the lincoln bedroom and take a picture of it knowing no congressman was going to throw away a picture taken by the president of the united states. does it lead immediately to post partisan hall hall awe,...
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but are they distrustful of the republican part as itas under george bush? up enthusiastic about the mccains of the world and are they suspicious the republicans sell out the world they believe in? absolutely. our feelings are not based on our interviews and meetings. they've they were they would not be good social science. what we did in our research was to garth all -- gather all of the national surveys that reported on tea party sympathizers and people who had done one or more thing, like attend a rally -- well, attend a rally would be the most -- send a check, and then we compared what those said about those broader categories of people, which at one point probably about 25% of americans fell into this broader categories, with what we were seeing in our interviews and our observations, and the activists who attend meet examination -- meetings and form groups are a very small fraction of the larger group but the demography is not that different. older 45, or olders, and some younger people. these are statistical statements i'm making, not absolute stateme
but are they distrustful of the republican part as itas under george bush? up enthusiastic about the mccains of the world and are they suspicious the republicans sell out the world they believe in? absolutely. our feelings are not based on our interviews and meetings. they've they were they would not be good social science. what we did in our research was to garth all -- gather all of the national surveys that reported on tea party sympathizers and people who had done one or more thing, like...
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poppy bush, george h.w. bush re-declared the war on drugs and arrest numbers related to pot shot through the roof. all the policy changes went in the same direction. more draconian laws. more enforcement. more people arrested. more people in jail. longer sentences. democrats were not much help. president bill clinton advised by the u.s. sentencing commission there was no reason for these to be these hugely increased penalties for the crack kind of cocaine as compared to the powdered kind of cocaine. but he rejected that recommendation and decided to keep the draconian sentencing in place for crack. now, of course, over all these years and all of these presidents and re-declarations of war, there's been no real effect on american drug use. there has just been a vast expansion of the criminal justice system. criminal justice system at its least effective and most intrusive. and it has never seemed like it would ever get any better. if you are 40 years old, say, then your life has spanned the drug war. all of y
poppy bush, george h.w. bush re-declared the war on drugs and arrest numbers related to pot shot through the roof. all the policy changes went in the same direction. more draconian laws. more enforcement. more people arrested. more people in jail. longer sentences. democrats were not much help. president bill clinton advised by the u.s. sentencing commission there was no reason for these to be these hugely increased penalties for the crack kind of cocaine as compared to the powdered kind of...
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on the social media today i asked all y'all whattal y'all think george w. bush's legacy is. i wish i had a whole hour to read all the comments we got on facebook and twitter. franciscus moles aeterna wrote his greatest legacy is that he's so undone the constitution by expanding the executive powers that no president democrat or republican would want to curtail them back to where they should be during their administration. franciscus, i hate to say this, but i'm afraid your right and many of president obama's actions bear this out. do you remember a time when habeas corpus was a basic right. if you have a comment for the show tweet us at "viewpoint" ctv or john fugelsang or use the hashtag "viewpoint" or post it on our facebook page. the memory of your average american is shorter than a mickey rourke comeback. and so we shouldn't be surprised when the results of a new poll conducted this week in anticipation of tomorrow's opening of the george w. bush lib, 47% of voters have a favorable view of his presidency and 50% disapproving of the job he did. so the economy really is ge
on the social media today i asked all y'all whattal y'all think george w. bush's legacy is. i wish i had a whole hour to read all the comments we got on facebook and twitter. franciscus moles aeterna wrote his greatest legacy is that he's so undone the constitution by expanding the executive powers that no president democrat or republican would want to curtail them back to where they should be during their administration. franciscus, i hate to say this, but i'm afraid your right and many of...
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the most that my republican has gotten was george bush, 286. there's just an overall problem. we're seeing now, obviously, the civil war in the gop. we saw it before with democrats. you saw the emergence, of course, of bill clinton, who was the new democrat, and you saw in some ways the only way that george bush was able to run was he sort of had a different idea about republicans too. this whole idea of compassionate conservatism. >> i have the same head-scratcher that ryan has with all of this stuff, which is that i don't understand how they square the circle between the policies that the base and the limbaughs of the world, you know, really believe fundamentally and candidates who are supposed to look different or speak different or somehow make it more kinder and gentler. look, if you are just against immigration, if you are just really about slashing and burning government services, including medicare, which, by the way, even a majority of tea partiers say they like, then you're not going to get elected. i don't care how you dress it up. >> it's interesting that you say t
the most that my republican has gotten was george bush, 286. there's just an overall problem. we're seeing now, obviously, the civil war in the gop. we saw it before with democrats. you saw the emergence, of course, of bill clinton, who was the new democrat, and you saw in some ways the only way that george bush was able to run was he sort of had a different idea about republicans too. this whole idea of compassionate conservatism. >> i have the same head-scratcher that ryan has with all...
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they didn't stand and george bush. so you're asking whether this crowd would be -- the answer is no. >> senator? >> i know there's great danger in disagreement with the mayor in chicago -- >> your flight is now canceled. [laughter] >> takes on a different meaning for me. >> that's right. >> i have two nuances had to because i honestly believe that most of the tension and the dysfunction were seen in washington, which is in my opinion is artificially driven. the crisis are -- [inaudible] this was a real crisis. this was as deep and a series an event that the congress has faced in my lifetime. and the language which was used by secretary paulson and jimmy bernanke when they came up and briefed the negotiating teams on that thursday night was the start, start. i think there was a willingness right at that point to put aside the politics and reach an agreement and just commit ourselves to. and from that moment on, chris dodd was the lead negotiator on the senate side, i was on the republican side and barney was on the hous
they didn't stand and george bush. so you're asking whether this crowd would be -- the answer is no. >> senator? >> i know there's great danger in disagreement with the mayor in chicago -- >> your flight is now canceled. [laughter] >> takes on a different meaning for me. >> that's right. >> i have two nuances had to because i honestly believe that most of the tension and the dysfunction were seen in washington, which is in my opinion is artificially driven....
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when then-president george w. bush declared victory and said the war in iraq was over. that was may 2003. just over a year later, president bush again declared victory in afghanistan. this time they had the president do it himself. >> coalition forces including many brave afghans have brought america, afghanistan and the free world its first ricketry. >> victory declared by the president. that declaration of victory was june 2004. now we're still there. the longest war in u.s. history is still going on. it was 12 years ago today that the first u.s. forces launched the initial invasion of afghanistan. today is day one of year 13 of the longest war in american history. day one of year 13 of a war that politicians first declared to be over more than a decade ago. more than 50,000 americans are still serving in afghanistan right now tonight. the worst recent attack on american troops in terms of loss of life was this weekend when four american soldiers were killed by an ied. chuck hagle called many back to work. he called them back to work. we have never ever ever had a gov
when then-president george w. bush declared victory and said the war in iraq was over. that was may 2003. just over a year later, president bush again declared victory in afghanistan. this time they had the president do it himself. >> coalition forces including many brave afghans have brought america, afghanistan and the free world its first ricketry. >> victory declared by the president. that declaration of victory was june 2004. now we're still there. the longest war in u.s....
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. >> george bush is on the phone. >> hello? >> mr. president? >> that's h.w. bush. he had seen the speech, too. >> i really was proud of you. i know it was tough. i just wanted to tell you that. >> reporter: this time nixon sounds anxious to wrap up. >> this is going to come through good and a lot of people rooting for you. >> all right boy, good of you to call. >> reporter: the tapes themselves would spell the ends of nixon in office despite what bush said at the end of the call. >> this, too, shall pass. >> reporter: it did not. >>> still ahead right here on "world news," new ways to protect your family home from thieves and the kind of day burglars are most likely to strike. >>> and a young boy, the big wish and the superstar who made it happen, america strong tonight. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we have home insurance. but if we made a claim, our rate would go up... [ whispering ] shhh. you did it right. you have allstate claim rate guard so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. [ whispering ] are we still in a dream? no, you're in an a
. >> george bush is on the phone. >> hello? >> mr. president? >> that's h.w. bush. he had seen the speech, too. >> i really was proud of you. i know it was tough. i just wanted to tell you that. >> reporter: this time nixon sounds anxious to wrap up. >> this is going to come through good and a lot of people rooting for you. >> all right boy, good of you to call. >> reporter: the tapes themselves would spell the ends of nixon in office...
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bush was treated? i just think the signage and language and history is so much deeper and these images are so much more insensitive than anything that george bush faced. >> but i think the really important comparison is to back to the last democratic president who made republicans crazy with hate for him. so lfb i images like that are racist, but i don't think republicans hate him because he's black, but because he's a democratic president, and a lot of the discussion gets built around his race. republicans would tell you that he had orchestrated the murder of vince foster and he was a rapist and all these other horrible thing. >> i think that's very different that go home, you're 47% kneelingo and go home, kenyan. these are cultural stereotypes, rachellely inflammatory. >> i mostly agree with what josh said i think the hatred comes first and then you use everything you have, but there are some things unique. we have people questioning whether he was born in the united states. it goes on, if you look a
bush was treated? i just think the signage and language and history is so much deeper and these images are so much more insensitive than anything that george bush faced. >> but i think the really important comparison is to back to the last democratic president who made republicans crazy with hate for him. so lfb i images like that are racist, but i don't think republicans hate him because he's black, but because he's a democratic president, and a lot of the discussion gets built around...
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the first george bush from texas via connecticut. bill clinton from arkansas and the second bush from texas. so 2008 in some ways watershed election. ends the 40-year period of sun belt dominance. and there were issues that were critical in the politics that developed, that came out of the sun belt. they tended to have a conservative cast to them. tended to be oriented around issues of strong national defense, of an opposition to unions and a defense of free enterprise politics. and also it's in the sun belt in the south and southwest, that we see the rise of what -- by the 1970s we'll be talk about as the religious right. the rise of evangelical involvement in the process. so national defense, he was a staunch anticommunist and played an important role in right wing anticommunist politics in the late 1960s, one of the things that led him to switch parties in 1964. he was a key figure in opposing labor unions and did so long people like barry gold water. early in his career he was a staunch advocate of unions in south carolina, back
the first george bush from texas via connecticut. bill clinton from arkansas and the second bush from texas. so 2008 in some ways watershed election. ends the 40-year period of sun belt dominance. and there were issues that were critical in the politics that developed, that came out of the sun belt. they tended to have a conservative cast to them. tended to be oriented around issues of strong national defense, of an opposition to unions and a defense of free enterprise politics. and also it's...
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in september of 1998, former president george bush and his national security adviser published a world transformed. from 1989 through 1991. in a dream deferred was also released in september. a companion book to the history channel's tv series was published in november, as well as the rerunning clinton's collection of books. for more on these books published in 1998, booktvfirst-tier broadcasting on c-span2, visit us online at booktv.org. >> not a program that launched booktv on september 12, 1998. ..
in september of 1998, former president george bush and his national security adviser published a world transformed. from 1989 through 1991. in a dream deferred was also released in september. a companion book to the history channel's tv series was published in november, as well as the rerunning clinton's collection of books. for more on these books published in 1998, booktvfirst-tier broadcasting on c-span2, visit us online at booktv.org. >> not a program that launched booktv on september...
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you going to listen to me, at least you'll listen to george bush. >> right. one of the things i want to think about here is the extent to which this has come back into our conversation around the zimmerman case. but i feel like, for example, when the president stood and talked about his experiences of personal profiling that maybe we started to lose -- the conversation has typically been about structural, institutional, and police profiling. >> right, right. i mean, human rights watch back in 2000 was talking about this. they looked at seven states across the country that actually had these 80% to 90% numbers. decade before that, we had studies in new york, they were looking at it and showing how rikers island and prisons across new york, it was the same seven neighborhoods. so yeah, we need to think about systemic and structural issues because it's not something band-aids on cancer can fix. we need to look at how to look at this and correct the last 30 to 40 years of tough on crime and drug war rhetoric and policy that have completely failed and left us with
you going to listen to me, at least you'll listen to george bush. >> right. one of the things i want to think about here is the extent to which this has come back into our conversation around the zimmerman case. but i feel like, for example, when the president stood and talked about his experiences of personal profiling that maybe we started to lose -- the conversation has typically been about structural, institutional, and police profiling. >> right, right. i mean, human rights...
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. >> president george bush 41 played at one of his inaugural balls. the guitar was given to him. >> if you have to pick one item it may be this the famed lincoln bible the actual one touched by the hands of lincoln and barack obama. >> this bibe is as ordinary as it could possibly be. it is family bible printed by ox nard university press. it is a little dressed up because it is a family bible but it is a very ordinary 19th century bible until lincoln put his hands on it. >> but he didn't keep it. it got to the library of congress which will be on display for a few weeks next to lincoln's inaugural address. if you would like to see the lincoln bible you can do so for a limited time. it will go on display two days after the inauguration. next wednesday at the library of congress. it will remain on display until february 18 which is president's day. as far as the exhibit here at the museum it only runs through january 27. >> very nice. thank you so much. coming up here at 5:00, a big comeback at the box office. we're going to hear what arch campbell thi
. >> president george bush 41 played at one of his inaugural balls. the guitar was given to him. >> if you have to pick one item it may be this the famed lincoln bible the actual one touched by the hands of lincoln and barack obama. >> this bibe is as ordinary as it could possibly be. it is family bible printed by ox nard university press. it is a little dressed up because it is a family bible but it is a very ordinary 19th century bible until lincoln put his hands on it....
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george bush was a governor. they were outside of washington. >> romney was positioned to do it and he didn't do it. it takes a certain kind of character. it takes a certain kind of leadership. >> it takes character, period. >> it's not automatic and i'm not saying it's automatically going to happen for republicans. my prediction is unless they find a version of george bush in 2000 or bill clinton in '92 they're not going to be well positioned. >> they probably need to find a governor whose conservative credentials cannot be questioned. and then can do that kind of pivot. >> conservatives view chris christie, with a real large amount of suspicion. >> there's no formula. >> i think that's right. >> the memorable things clinton did, are crazy little symbolic things. >> i think we do try to you know, think politics is like build-a-bear and can you add the latinos over here and sprinkle the blacks on and you get a candidate. but it doesn't really work like that, it's much more organic. >> i think the part of the prob
george bush was a governor. they were outside of washington. >> romney was positioned to do it and he didn't do it. it takes a certain kind of character. it takes a certain kind of leadership. >> it takes character, period. >> it's not automatic and i'm not saying it's automatically going to happen for republicans. my prediction is unless they find a version of george bush in 2000 or bill clinton in '92 they're not going to be well positioned. >> they probably need to...
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bush presidency. so good to see former colleagues, and it's a pleasure for edelman to host the event here tonight, and with that, i'll introduce anit amc bride, former staff of laura bush. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for coming. this has been an incredible turnout, and, in fact, eric, as you know, he was on fox news as one of his interviews, and i went on facebook and said, eric, when are you doing your party in washington? he responded right back, would you be willing to host it? [laughter] >> immediately. >> david, thank you so much for hosting us here at edelman, and brian mccormick with the list, and all the cohe'ses here. i won't start with names because i'll forget all 30 of you that were willing to support this and also your book, so we thank you so much for doing that. we know that we had an incredible turnout. we could fit about 200 people. we had responses, as you know, beyond a waiting list, so we know we've run out of books. i was just told, however, we were prepar
bush presidency. so good to see former colleagues, and it's a pleasure for edelman to host the event here tonight, and with that, i'll introduce anit amc bride, former staff of laura bush. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for coming. this has been an incredible turnout, and, in fact, eric, as you know, he was on fox news as one of his interviews, and i went on facebook and said, eric, when are you doing your party in washington? he responded right back, would you be...
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and it started under george bush. it's continued under president obama. the "new york times" says this morning in its editorial that will this administration has lost all credibility on this issue by defending it. i don't think you can defend it. do you? are you willing to sacrifice every constitutional right you've got in the name of the war on terror? >> where it is. 866-55-press. we've got to fight this i think p we don't need friends in the congress or no friends in the justice department. let's talk about it. >> on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." [ music ] talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> with a distinctly satirical point of view. if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war you must be high. >> only on current tv. we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conve
and it started under george bush. it's continued under president obama. the "new york times" says this morning in its editorial that will this administration has lost all credibility on this issue by defending it. i don't think you can defend it. do you? are you willing to sacrifice every constitutional right you've got in the name of the war on terror? >> where it is. 866-55-press. we've got to fight this i think p we don't need friends in the congress or no friends in the...
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he is america's first to serve fighting drugs under president george w. bush. he is the host of bill bennett's morning in america and he and i were philosophy students together. he will be followed by the co-author and he is the associate producer of bill bennett morning in america. he's part of the manhattan institute policy blog and he is a fellow that studies in greek and latin at the catholic university in washington. in his honor i have tried to come up with an up or opiate latin quote for addressing student debt. i suggest that the latin phrase, happy if you have no no debt, is very appropriate here. [laughter] >> we look forward to the presentation of this provocative book and we welcome you. [applause] >> thank you. we were in the same class in philosophy and a final exams and we had saturday classes together. there are some basic familiarity is and i will hit some of the high points towards the end. one of the things we have said since the beginning is that two thirds of the people who graduate from high school and immediately mullen for your college t
he is america's first to serve fighting drugs under president george w. bush. he is the host of bill bennett's morning in america and he and i were philosophy students together. he will be followed by the co-author and he is the associate producer of bill bennett morning in america. he's part of the manhattan institute policy blog and he is a fellow that studies in greek and latin at the catholic university in washington. in his honor i have tried to come up with an up or opiate latin quote for...
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now, when you look at it, it's as if george bush is back in office the way they are writing about barack obama. >> i guess it had to be much more extreme under george w. bush to take such umbrage but we are there now. we have reached that point. president said it as well as anybody could in that quasi press conference, you don't trust the legislative branch and judiciary or justice department, then we're going to have problems. the time has come. we do have problems because the left, the people who should be sticking with the president to the end, the people who elected him when he was running as a civil libertarian. you are telling us it's okay to search your data as long as you are not eavesdropping on our calls, as long as you are not scanning, it's okay to go through our data without telling us. as he said we have big problems. >> megyn: what i said when introducing doug mckelway, he didn't seem to deny what was out there. big report yesterday morning they are collecting phone records for hundreds of millions of persons americans. no one was reporting they were listening to the phone
now, when you look at it, it's as if george bush is back in office the way they are writing about barack obama. >> i guess it had to be much more extreme under george w. bush to take such umbrage but we are there now. we have reached that point. president said it as well as anybody could in that quasi press conference, you don't trust the legislative branch and judiciary or justice department, then we're going to have problems. the time has come. we do have problems because the left, the...
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presidents, jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton and george bush for the similar. all will be seated on state and will make remarks. we will have live coverage of that beginning at 11 a.m. eastern on our companion network c-span3. recently we talked to the former president about the library. >> what's your job? >> oversee all the operations of the library and museum so it's been a fantastic job the last four years helping design the building, helping design the museum, hiring a wonderful staff, all the archives and artifacts. another we're getting ready to open, overseeing operations of the museum, research and offer education programs. a lot of responsibilities with that job. >> later this month you will take this over from a. explain what that means. >> up to this point i've been working with our private bush foundation as a work to design the building, constructed because of stupid. we've moved all the archives and artifacts. our staff numbers are in there now but on april 25 on dedication day this building is official given over to the national archives. >> whe
presidents, jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton and george bush for the similar. all will be seated on state and will make remarks. we will have live coverage of that beginning at 11 a.m. eastern on our companion network c-span3. recently we talked to the former president about the library. >> what's your job? >> oversee all the operations of the library and museum so it's been a fantastic job the last four years helping design the building, helping design the museum,...
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she received a distinguished service award from president george bush in 2004. she was given the job of implementing the aca precisely because she is confident and able to get the job done. a thankless task for sure. so let's go to your credentials. you have been a staff person within the irs for 30 years. is that correct? >> since late 1982. >> okay, in 1982 you graduated from the distinguished law school at georgetown. is that correct? >> yes, man. >> you have the opportunity of going two k. street but chose rather joined the irs. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> and you serve in that capacity since the administration of president reagan. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> every administration since then. republican and democrat, you have been in service to this country by the internal revenue service? >> yes, ma'am. >> and has been charged that you are responsible for targeting tea party organizations seeking tax-exempt status and republican house member accused you of being directly in charge of his targeting. and i quote that she provided her rent is cust
she received a distinguished service award from president george bush in 2004. she was given the job of implementing the aca precisely because she is confident and able to get the job done. a thankless task for sure. so let's go to your credentials. you have been a staff person within the irs for 30 years. is that correct? >> since late 1982. >> okay, in 1982 you graduated from the distinguished law school at georgetown. is that correct? >> yes, man. >> you have the...
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he is upset that obama didn't recognize dick cheney and george w. bush and all the work they did trying to get to bin laden, et cetera, etc. >> he let them go. >> he is not alone. other conservative republicans said the same thing. >> he had strong words for the president's handling of syria and other mideast issues. let's watch what comes after that. >> if you are a friend and ally of the united states in that part of the world tonight, huh to say what is this guy all about. can we count on anything he told us and the relationship between him and the united states worth anything? at the same time our adversaries are no longer there. the incompetence and the administration and the way they handled these affairs especially in the mideast is one of the worst aspects of this presidency. >> tough indictment and it would be more convincing if it wasn't the guy who got them into the iraq invasion. these pearls of wisdom from mr. cheney. >> regime change in iraq would bring about a number of benefits. when the gravest of threats are eliminated, the freedom
he is upset that obama didn't recognize dick cheney and george w. bush and all the work they did trying to get to bin laden, et cetera, etc. >> he let them go. >> he is not alone. other conservative republicans said the same thing. >> he had strong words for the president's handling of syria and other mideast issues. let's watch what comes after that. >> if you are a friend and ally of the united states in that part of the world tonight, huh to say what is this guy all...
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>> if he goes below where he is right now, he's going to be in george bush territory and that's hard to come back from. >> the latest nbc news poll does, indeed, find that the president's approval rating is at a five-year low, and it is true that his popularity rating is hovering where george bush's was five years into his presidency. but there's an important distinction about where their presidency and where their parties are at. in november of 2005, with president bush licking his wounds from the spiral iraq war, the devastation from katrina war, the embarrassment of the harriet miers supreme court nomination, bush saw virginia as a place where he could sweep in, score a victory, improve, and still bring home a swing state. >> virginia's republican candidate for governor, jerry kilgore is about to make last-minute gamble. he'll be joined by president bush. but it's a high-risk strategy, because with the president's popularity at an all-time low, his appearance could have the opposite effect. >> if the democrats were to win in this republican-leaning southern state, that would indic
>> if he goes below where he is right now, he's going to be in george bush territory and that's hard to come back from. >> the latest nbc news poll does, indeed, find that the president's approval rating is at a five-year low, and it is true that his popularity rating is hovering where george bush's was five years into his presidency. but there's an important distinction about where their presidency and where their parties are at. in november of 2005, with president bush licking his...
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if it wasn't for george w. bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events of tomorrow behind the scenes lots of activity to try to shape that. >> it's the first time that we've seen that attempt and frankly there is nobody more interested in how this goes than jeb. if this improves at all and i know there's some polling out there, "the washington post,"/abc, i have doubts about how they ask the question. bush is a net negative. does he improve? we'll have more tomorrow. he tries to take it on. these are controversial issues. iraq, afghanistan, katrina, and wall street bailout. they try to take it on. >> he's starting to do the rollout himself
if it wasn't for george w. bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events...